Tracey's POV"Well, about that," I approached Jessica and lowered my voice, "You'll never know."Then, I glanced at the paparazzi and said, "Make sure you take the pictures and post them online. The clock is ticking and subpoenas are pending."After that, I walked out of the room like a champ.-The next morning, I was having breakfast with Nathan when the doorbell rang.I opened the door and saw a tall, strong man standing outside.I saw it was Darren, the PI I hired to investigate my father's mysterious death.He used to be a senior in my college and we've stayed in touch for years."Tracey, I've been calling you all night..." Darren looked concerned."Darren!" Nathan jumped up and threw himself at him.Darren picked him up with one hand and carried him on his shoulder."Well, you've put on some weight, little cub. What has mommy been feeding you?" He smiled at my son."Lots of love!" Nathan giggled, clung to Darren like a little sloth, and refused to come down."I'm glad that you c
Tracey's POV"What do you mean that my son is gone?!" My mind went blank."I'm at his school! But his teacher said that they couldn't find him anywhere!""What do you mean that they can't find him?! Have they checked everywhere?!""I'm going through the trash bins now... There's trash everywhere... The teachers are shouting at me. And I don't know what to do!" Joan was crying hysterically.I have to stay calm. I told myself.So I cleared my voice and said, "Listen, Joan. My son is smart. He always knows what he is doing. He can take care of himself. Now, get out of the trash bin and stay with the teachers. Do not go anywhere. Don't talk to anyone."After I hung up on her, I switched on the app that tracked Nathan's smartwatch.And the blinking dot pinpointed Nathan's location in...Standard Genome Tower?!My son is in Lucas' company right now?!My world collapsed.Did he wake up at the hotel and see that I had gone, then he decided to abduct my son?!How dare he?!Nathan's POVDaddy's
Tracey's POV"Miss, you are not allowed to get in there..." The security guards at Standard Genome Tower tried to block my way."I need to see Lucas Plarre right now!" I ignored them and kept walking in."Everyone wants to see Mr. Plarre, but they have to take a number and wait.""He took away my son. That means I don't need to take a fucking number. If you don't go up there and tell him to take my son down right now, I will set this damn building on fire and flame him out." I said in a calm and controlled voice, so nobody on the site would think that I was joking."We'll have to call for the police now, Miss.""Yeah, do it right now before I call them. I'll see how Lucas Plarre explains why my son is at his possession." I stared at those security guards while taking out my mobile phone.My ex-husband's personal assistant appeared and exclaimed, "Miss Stewart! Thank goodness that you're here! I was about to call you! Please come with me! I'll take you upstairs. Mr. Plarre is waiting f
Tracey's POV"Sir, Madam, I'm afraid that our place is temporarily closed this afternoon," the waitress said awkwardly while pointing at some people coming out of a car. "Someone has booked our venue for a birthday party."Lucas frowned and looked around.I smiled at the waitress and said, "Well, in that case, we'll find another waffle h... Where are you going, Lucas?"Lucas didn't seem to hear me. He walked straight to the birthday boy's father and said, "Happy birthday!"He took a pause and read the name on the balloons, "Nicolas, is that your son's name?"The birthday boy's father, a man in a tramp hat, nodded his head.Lucas said, "Great. Today is your lucky day. Go to the Park Lane Hotel and throw your son a proper birthday party. Order whatever you like in the restaurant and tell them to keep it on Lucas Plarre's tab.""Are you a joker or something? You'd better tell me the joke right now because what you've said isn't funny." The tramp hat man looked offended.The wife standing
Tracey's POVI took a few steps back in a panic.This was wrong. The rush of adrenaline in my body was nothing but physical.It's just an infatuation and I can definitely overcome it.Or...Can I?My ex-husband looks so damn hot in his sleek suit.He looked like Alan Delone in his prime time.While I was his wife, my daily struggle involved waking up and telling myself to love him less today.And now, this.He was flirting with me while my son was playing around.I had to lower my head to avoid eye contact with him.I've got too much stuff on my plate - my father's mysterious death to start with, as well as my control freak uncle.Making things complicated with him isn't the wise thing to do.Plus, I still wasn't ready to forgive him for calling Laura's name in his dream.I took a deep breath."What's going on with Nathan? He didn't look so happy when we got into the restaurant. Did I do something wrong?" he asked.I raised my eyebrows and said, "I don't know, Lucas. Maybe it's becaus
Tracey's POV"Do you think these papers are real?" I asked Darren over breakfast. "If they were real, Lucas would have been in great trouble," Darren took a sip of orange juice and said.Nathan walked out of his room with a haystack hairstyle and dark circles around his eyes. Then, took a plate of toast and a glass of milk with a deadpan face and walked back into his room without talking to anyone. "What happened to Nathan?""He sneaked out of school and that's why he's grounded," I said.Darren chuckled and said, "Mentally, he's already an adolescent. I wouldn't be surprised if he got on a bike and hit on girls soon." "Well, you used to do that all the time and you turned out to be fine," I said.Darren chuckled again. "So, what are you going to do with those papers?" he asked. "I'm not going to do anything about it," I said. "I guess I'll have to temporarily keep them in case they send another master thief to Lucas' office.""You do know that you're risking your own life to pro
Tracey's POVHaving checked on my father, I walked to the living room and had a cup of tea with Cecile.My father remained sedated. He couldn't recognize me."Rumor has it that you were gone for five years. After your father passed away, you came back to claim his inheritance. I argue with people who say that every time I hear this kind of bullshit. I know who you are, Tracey. You're the only honest and innocent one in this family."Cecile put down the teacup in her hand and said indignantly.But I knew these rumors were highly likely spread by Cecile herself."I don't have any ambitions," I said. "I just want to know why everyone keeps telling me that my father was dead, even though he's still alive."The old butler replied, "Old Master got into a bad car accident a few months ago. The driver has never been found. This accident looked like a professional killer's job. We're afraid that your father's life is in danger, so we have to spread the rumors and tell everyone that he's dead.
Tracey's POVLucas waved his hand slightly to stop his bodyguards.It seemed that he wanted to fight this fair and square.But how could he? Darren served in Navy SEALs before, whereas Lucas was nothing but a filthy rich kid growing up in boarding school.There's no way for Lucas to get out of this fight unharmed.As I thought my ex-husband was about to say something to calm Darren down...Well, he did completely the opposite -"I've heard something about you," He wiped his hand with a handkerchief and threw it on the floor. "You've served in the army before. Tell me something, Swanson, is the rumor sure? Did they ask you to pick up soaps every time you were in the shower because you used to give it up to them so sweetly..."Lucas didn't finish his provoking speech, because Darren had already swung his fist at Lucas' head.Lucas swiftly dodged Darren's punch and moved to the other side.But Darren didn't want to give him a break. He started moving with a rhythm that was both terrifyin